Fabric winding- and measuring mechanism



OVERBEKE. FABRIC WINDING AND MEASURING MECHANISM.

' APPUCATWN HLED AUGJBPIQIG.

Patented 311110 3, 1919.

z-sums-snm r.

PETERS co Prmm 1.: may. wasmmzr JOHN OVERIBEKE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO. V

FABRIC WINDING AND MEASURING MECHANISM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June s, 1919.

Application filed. August 23, 1916. Serial No. 116,445.

7 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN OVERBEKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fabric \Vinding and Measuring Mechanism, of which the following is 'a specification.

This invention relates to a Winding machine employed principally for taut winding of fabric in rolls and automatically registering the number of yards wound. The inven tion comprises generically the combination and arrangement of a series of driven rollers and co-acting mechanical elements whereby the fabric is wound smooth in even, firm rolls. It has particular reference to means for regulating the tension and smoothing the fabric, and to the means for connecting the fabric roll to the winding spindle; therefore the objects of the invention are to provide a fabricwinding and measuring machine of durable and economical construction that can readily be adjusted to meet requirements and that is reliable and accurate in its functions. A further object of the invention is the provision of means for firmly holdingthe core of the fabric roll on the spindle or driving shaft and providing quick release, or'eas'y removal of the roll from the spindle when desired, thereby economizing in time and a considerable saving of cores as will hereinafter he explained. With these and other objects that are apparent, in view, the invention consists'in the combination, construction and arrangement of the parts as illustrated. in the accompanying drawings, fully described in the specification, and pointed out definitely in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification Figure 1 is a side elevation of a simple embodiment of the improved mechanism. Fi g. 2 is a plan View of certain parts of the machine detached, as will be understood froin the description. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 1 is an enlarged view of a portion of the fabric roll spindle, and Fig. 5 is a section .on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Throughout the drawings and specification similar characters of reference are employed to designate similar parts.

In the embodiment of the invention as illustrated certain parts of the operative mechanism are mounted on a suitable frame work made up of four upright supports 1, top members 2, and cross members 2 A feed board or table 3 is provided at what will be designated as the front of the machine, said feed board being attached to the top frame members 22. A tension regulating member is mounted in bearing block v 4: attached to the top frame members. The tension regulating member comprises a shaft 5 to which are attached cross bars 6 having connecting rods 7 and '7 arranged parallel to the shaft 5. The shaft 5 is mounted in the blocks 1 and is held firmly therein, but adjustable by a set screw 8. By this arrangement the frame may be tilted or set at any desired angle, as shown in Fig. 1, and thereby increase or decrease the tension on the fabric. I

T'wo arms 9 and 10 provided, respectively, with trunnions 9 and 10 have bearings in journal boxes 11 adjustably attached to the members 2 Mounted in the arms 9 and 10 is a shaft 12 which carries a roller 13. An extended bearing 10 of the arm 10 is provided with a bracket 10 which provides means for supporting the indicating device, said indicating device comprising a worm gear lain'mesh with the worm 12 on'the shaft 12, and having a spindle 14 towhich is attach ed a finger 14- which indicates the num ber of yards on a dial 15, being controlled by the revolutions of the roller 18 and shaft 12. The worm gear 14: in mesh with the worm 12", co-acting with the pointer 14c and dial 15, indicates the number of yards offabric passing over the roll 24;. The drive shaft 16 furnishes the spindle for the fabric roll and is mounted in. suitable bearings 17 and 18 below the roller 13. This spindle is of novel construction and is best shown in Figs. 4: and 5. It is provided with one or more longitudinal grooves 16*. Mountedon guides 19 within the grooves are longitudinal plates 20. The outer edges of these" plates are preferably serrated as shown at 20. The plates 20 are hung eccentric'on the guides 19, that is to say, when said plates are in the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 5 their outer edge extends a greater distance beyond the periphery of the spindle 16 than it does when in their normal position, and thereby provides a clutch for the core of the fabric roll, as will now be explained.

The core commonly employed consists of a paste-board tube 21 which fits freely on the spindle 16 and to which the prime end of the fabric is made fast before the machine is set in motion. In operation the revolution of the spindle 16 is in the direction of arrow,

Figs. 1 and 5, which throws the plates 20 in the opposite direction causing them to bind in the tubular core and drive said core with the spindle. The core is released from the spindle by reversing the operation of the machine, the springs 22 returning the plates to their normal position. It will be seen that this arrangement provides a quick acting and positive clutch mechanism or mandrel.

Adjustable cleats 23 are provided on the feed board 3 for various widths of fabric to be wound, these serve as guides for true alinement. The fabric a to be wound passes from the feed board 3, under and over the member 7, thence under the shaft 5 and under and over member 7, then over an idler roller 2a, around a portion of the periphery of the roller 13 and, in direction of arrow, around the driving spindle, on which the fabric roll is formed. Gravity causes the roller 13 to bear on the fabric roll with the same pressure at all times, owing to said roller being mounted in the arms 9 and 10 and swinging freely on their trunnions in the bearings 11, thereby increasing the tension and finally smoothing the fabric as it is wound on the final roll 16.

While the improved mechanism is employed particularly for winding cloth, it

will readily be understood that it is equally adaptable for winding paper or any similar or flat material. It will also be understood that I do not confine my invention to the exact embodiment as herein illustrated and described, as the details of design, construction, and arrangement of parts may vary considerably without departing from the nature of the invention, the limitations being governed by the scope of the claims and the existing state of the art.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is.

1. In a winding machine, the combination of a tension regulating frame around and through which the material to be wound passes; a roller mounted in bearings attached to the frame, over which the material passes after leaving the tension frame; a succeeding roller mounted in a gravity yoke pivoted to the frame, over which the material passes; a following spindle which carries a core on which the material is ultimately wound; and means for automatically engaging and disengaging said spindle and core.

2. In a winding machine, the combination of an adjustable tension regulating frame comprising a series of parallel rod members around which the material to be wound passes; one or more rollers over which the material passes after leaving the tension frame; a gravity controlled pressure roller over and under which the material passes; a driven spindle mounted below the pressure roller and adapted to carry a core on which the material is ultimately wound; and automatic means for engagement and disengagement of said spindle and core.

3. In a winding and measuring machine, the combination of a feed board; adjustable guides on said feed board; an adjustable tension regulating frame through which the material to be wound passes after leaving the feed board; an idler roller over which the material passes after leaving the tension frame; a gravity controlled pressure roller.

over which the material passes from the idler roller; measuring and registering mechanism actuated by said pressure roller; and a driven spindle mounted below the pressure roller and carrying a core on which the material is ultimately wound.

a. In a machine for winding and measuring fabric or other flat material, the combination of a feed table provided with adjustable alinement guides; a frame rigidly supported on. a shaft adjustably set in transverse relation to the line of travel of the material, said frame having one or more rods arranged parallel to the supporting shaft, and over which the material passes; one or more transverse rollers over which the material passes after leaving said rods; a gravity controlled pressure roller over which the material passes after leaving the idler rollers; a worm thread on the shaft of said pressure roller; measuring and registering mechanism co-acting with said worm through the medium of a worm gear; a driven spindle mounted below the pressure roller and carrying a tubular core on which the material is ultimately wound; and automatic means for engagement and disengagement of said spindle and core.

5. In a machine for Winding and auto-' matically measuring fabric, the combination of a tension regulating frame through which the fabric passes; an idler roller over which the fabric passes after leaving the tension frame; a gravity controlled pressure roller mounted in arms which swing freely in bearings on the frame of the machine, and over and under which the fabric passes; mechanism connected with and operated by the pressure roller for registering the number of yards of fabric wound; a driving shaft mounted below and parallel with the pressure roller, said shaft carrying a tubular core to which the prime end of the fabric is attached and on which said fabric is wound; and automatic clutch mechanism arranged on said driving shaft for driving and releasing the core.

JOHN ovERBnKE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, I). O. 

